1990 January-June CR1990 January-June CRhttp://hdl.handle.net/2139/111912019-09-14T03:32:11Z2019-09-14T03:32:11ZCaribbean Report 29-06-1990Crosskill, Hugh (anchor)Islam, Shada (correspondent)Khan, Sharief (correspondent)Clarke, Lorna (correspondent)Edwards, Andy (correspondent)http://hdl.handle.net/2139/173262014-10-20T18:43:38Z1990-06-29T00:00:00ZCaribbean Report 29-06-1990
Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Islam, Shada (correspondent); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Clarke, Lorna (correspondent); Edwards, Andy (correspondent)
Trinidadian Edwin Carrington, former Secretary-General of the ACP, failed in his controversial bid to become the new Director General of the Centre for Development Industry of the ACP. Following his defeat against Paul Fritz, a Belgium banker, the ACP states also agreed that a geo-national should be appointed Deputy Director of the CDI. Secondly, the US President, George Bush, announced plans to forgive a portion of the $12 billion in debt owed to the United States by Latin American and Caribbean countries. According to the President of the Association of Caribbean Economists, while the US proposal may be a step in the right direction, the initiative by the US does not totally alleviate the debt situation for Caribbean countries. Following the Financial News, a combination of strikes and bad weather threatens Guyana’s ability to meet its sugar quota to the EEC and may result in Guyana losing half of its European quota. The next segment covers the attempt by Guyana’s main opposition party, the People’s Progressive Party (PPP), to forge an electoral alliance with the three other opposition parties in the country. The leader of the PPP, Cheddi Jagan, expressed his willingness to step down from the presidential race on the condition of being made prime minister of the proposed coalition government. In Surinam, a meeting between the president and the Confederation of Labour Unions to address the current industrial action in the country, ended in deadlock. The report concludes with stories of Caribbean interest appearing in the British press and a sporting segment focusing on the participation of British, German and Canadian track and field athletes in the Dairy Crest Games in England.
1990-06-29T00:00:00ZCaribbean Report 28-06-1990Whitehorne, Pat (anchor)Bruney, Mike (correspondent)John, Patrick (interviewee)Gunness, Chris (correspondent)Paquin, Lionel (interviewee)Dunn, Roland (analyst)Islam, Shada (correspondent)http://hdl.handle.net/2139/156622014-10-20T18:46:22Z1990-06-28T00:00:00ZCaribbean Report 28-06-1990
Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Bruney, Mike (correspondent); John, Patrick (interviewee); Gunness, Chris (correspondent); Paquin, Lionel (interviewee); Dunn, Roland (analyst); Islam, Shada (correspondent)
After serving five years in prison for conspiring to overthrow the government of Eugenia Charles, Patrick John, former Prime Minister of Dominica, states that his prison record should not prevent him from resuming his political career. Secondly, the UN Secretary Council is holding consultation on Haiti following the receipt of a letter from the Haitian president calling on the UN to provide logistical assistance for the upcoming elections in Haiti. Following the Financial News, the ACP ambassadors are meeting in Brussels to discuss the post of Director for the Centre for the Development of Industry. Two weeks ago the former Secretary General of the ACP, Edwin Carrington, received the backing of a Special ACP Ministerial group in his bid to secure the Brussels-based job. However, several African nations in the ACP do not agree with this decision and the EEC is also insisting that a European candidate should fill the position.
1990-06-28T00:00:00ZCaribbean Report 27-06-1990Crosskill, Hugh (anchor)Davies, Hunter (correspondent)Bragg, Melvyn (interviewee)http://hdl.handle.net/2139/156612014-10-20T18:49:15Z1990-06-27T00:00:00ZCaribbean Report 27-06-1990
Crosskill, Hugh (anchor); Davies, Hunter (correspondent); Bragg, Melvyn (interviewee)
Suriname's rebel Jungle Commando leader, Ronnie Brunswick, arrives in the Netherlands from Paris since being freed from jail in French Guiana. Secondly, Hunter Davies interviews Melvyn Bragg and features the music of James Galway and the Chieftains.
Caribbean Report ends abruptly during the first segment and the rest of the clip features Hunter Davies and the Arts Programme.
1990-06-27T00:00:00ZCaribbean Report 26-06-1990Whitehorne, Pat (anchor)Compton, John (interviewee)Charles, Eugenia (interviewee)Cruden, Ramon (interviewee)Bhar, Robin (analyst)Khan, Sharief (correspondent)Ford, Glen (interviewee)Goffe, Leslie (correspondent)http://hdl.handle.net/2139/156492014-10-20T18:51:17Z1990-08-29T00:00:00ZCaribbean Report 26-06-1990
Whitehorne, Pat (anchor); Compton, John (interviewee); Charles, Eugenia (interviewee); Cruden, Ramon (interviewee); Bhar, Robin (analyst); Khan, Sharief (correspondent); Ford, Glen (interviewee); Goffe, Leslie (correspondent)
Time is running out for the Caribbean banana producers if they are to influence the restricting of the banana market in Europe after 1992. The Caribbean Banana Exporters Association (CBEA) and the UK government held discussions on the controversial British proposal for the regularization of Europe’s banana trade. The CBEA was unable to persuade the British government to modify the proposal and it is now imperative that the Caribbean leaders go to Europe to present their case on a face-to-face level. Secondly, the air and sea ports remain close today in Paramaribo as the trade union federation continues their struggle. Amongst the six major demands, the unions are calling for a clear government policy on the army, an end to drug trafficking and corruption, and the disarming of all illegally armed groups. Following the Financial News, thousands of people gather at the second rally of the newly formed political party, the Guyanese Action for Reform and Democracy. The report concludes with the views of the British Trade Unions Congress that black people will have their freedom of movement restricted and racial equality will disappear when Europe 1992 becomes a reality.
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